Is Jared Leto Onto Something With This Alternative To The Man Bun?

Why Is This Important?

Because men and women everywhere are sick and tired of looking at the man bun on your head.

Long Story Short

Jared Leto, known for his chameleon level hairstyle changing, is offering up an alternative to the ever disdainful man bun — and it's easier to achieve than you'd think.

Long Story

Jared Leto has always been known for his unconventional hairstyles — from long, luscious main to mohawk, the guy has never been one to shy away from a new style. His latest styling however, seems to be somewhere in between pompadour and man bun.

Enter the slider. According to GQ, a slider is categorized as, “not a nub, not yet a man bun”, or in other words, a low hanging, low maintenance ponytail. Ideal for the changing seasons, the slider appears to be an acceptable version of the hipster hair trend that seemingly everyone has come to despise.

Whether he’s in the process of growing out his hair or he’s simply looking for a low maintenance style to take him into fall, Leto is onto something with this easily achievable look.

Jared Leto isn’t the first to attempt this look, either. If you want more inspiration, look to Leto’s fellow hair god, David Beckham for another take on the tiny ponytail. While he made the news this summer for his throwback, long flowing hairstyle, he keeps it clean at events like Wimbledon by tying it neatly at the nape of his neck.

While "the slider" may slightly encroach on man bun territory, there’s something much more ‘I really did wake up like this’ meets ‘I’m really not trying too hard’ to the low hanging pony. Plus, all it takes is a hairbrush and an elastic to pull off. Consider us in on this trend.

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What is it about the man bun that makes it universally disliked?

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According to dermatologist Sabra Sullivan, rocking a man bun for a long period of time has proven to contribute to traction alopecia — otherwise known as acute baldness.